Noorduyn Norseman
Alle Norseman som kom til Norge hadde en militær fortid enten i RCAF(alle MK.IV),USAAF eller Luftforsvaret(de fleste,både MK.IV og VI).Polarfly i Narvik kjøpte hjem de første Norseman i 1947 og da selskapet Widerøes Flyveselskap i 1949 begynte Norseman for alvor å sette spor etter seg i Norsk sivil flyhistorie... .En stor takk til Kay Hagby for tillatelse og publisering . Fra boken Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing 747
Noorduyn UC-64 Norseman var et lett transportfly beregnet på to manns besetning og åtte passasjerer.Rekkevidden var 750 km og toppfart 225 km/t.Åtte fly ble anskaffet helt mot slutten av krigen under lend lease avtalen med USA.Flyene ble fløyet hjem 25-28 mai 1945 og brukt til kommunikasjonsfly.Med flyene var også levert flottører,som ble påmontert noen av flyene....Fra boken KJELLER Senteret for Norsk Luftmilitær teknikk gjennom 90år 1912-2002
Det norske flyvåpnet opererte Norseman fra 1945-1959 alle hadde reg R-A pluss en bokstav etter A. et fly hadde N-21 reg.
The list under is a complete mil,civ Norseman used in Norway
Click on blue links on serial list for pictures.
|
Norwegian Military markings.. |
Norwegian Military markings.. |
Constr |
RCAFSerialnr
.... |
USAAF Serialnr...............
|
................info....................................................................................................................
|
type.......
|
|
|
|
R-AS |
30 |
2457 |
|
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.IV |
|
1 |
|
R-AL |
44 |
2471 |
|
2471 RCAF,R-AL,LN-BIT,SE-EGF,LN-DAH..Sold to Canada in 1975 |
Mk.IV |
|
2 |
| |
R-AT |
47 |
2474 |
|
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.IV |
|
3 |
| |
R-AM |
48 |
2475 |
|
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.IV |
|
4
|
|
R-AN |
59 |
2486 |
|
2486 RCAF,R-AN,LN-BIU ......total loss 20.11.1971 Grøttøy. |
Mk.IV |
|
5 |
|
R-AU |
60 |
2487 |
|
2487 RCAF,R-AU,LN-BFE ......total loss 12.11.1969 Odda |
Mk.IV |
|
6
|
|
R-AV |
|
2491 |
|
2491 RCAF,R-AV,LN-BDP,SE-CUP,LN-DPB,.........Gardermoen Museum as R-AV |
Mk.IV |
|
7 |
| |
R-AO |
67 |
3523 |
|
2491 RCAF,R-AO,LN-BFP ......total loss 12.12.1966 Novika i Nordland |
Mk.IV |
|
8 |
| |
R-AW |
69 |
3524 |
|
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.IV |
|
9
|
|
R-AX |
86 |
3535 |
42-5047 |
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.IV |
|
10
|
|
R-AY |
89 |
3538 |
|
3538 RCAF,R-AY,LN-AEN,SE-CPB,............Arlanda Samlingen ,Sweden |
Mk.IV |
|
11 |
|
R-AK |
|
492 |
|
492 RCAF,R-AK,LN-BDR...sold to sweden as spare parts..now at ,Sola Museum as LN-BDR |
Mk.IV |
|
12 |
|
|
R-AP
|
327 |
370 |
43-5336 |
370 RCAF,R-AP,LN-BDV,LN-BFU ......total loss 18.08.1964 Alta |
Mk.VI |
|
13 |
|
|
R-AR |
433 |
372 |
43-35359 |
372 RCAF,R-AR,LN-BDT ............write off ..25.10.1955 Bodø harbour collided with a fisherboat |
Mk.VI |
|
14 |
|
|
512 |
|
43-35438 |
SE-ASB,LN-TVO ......total loss 14.08.1954 Hansnes In Langsund |
Mk.VI |
|
15
|
|
|
532 |
|
44-70267 |
LN-PAE,F-OBTK,F-BRGG |
Mk.VI |
|
16 |
|
R-AI |
649 |
|
44-70384 |
LN-PAD,R-AI,LN-TSR,LN-BFN..sold to sweden an restored as Tp78 "002" Østersund with new wings |
Mk.VI |
|
17 |
|
|
728 |
|
44-70463 |
SE-ASK,LN-SAW,LN-SUW............write off ..03.10.1953 Narvik harbour burned up,fire |
Mk.VI |
|
18 |
N-21 |
R-AC |
775 |
|
44-70510 |
N-21,R-AC,LN-BWG,F-OBTJ,F-BKFJ |
Mk.VI |
|
19 |
|
R-AB |
776 |
|
44-70511 |
R-AB,LN-BDI,R-AB.......................write off ..31.01.1961 place unknown. |
Mk.VI |
|
20 |
|
R-AD |
778 |
|
44-70513 |
R-AD,LN-TSS,F-OBTC,F-AZBD,F-BSTC,N4474 Modified to Latecoere 17P replica. |
Mk.VI |
|
21 |
|
R-AE |
779 |
|
44-70514 |
R-AE,LN-BFA,R-AE.......................write off ..05.08.1958 place unknown. |
Mk.VI |
|
22
|
|
R-AF |
780 |
|
44-70515 |
R-AF,LN-TSN,SE-CGM flown as" R-AF" in 1994 50 years anniversiary Rnoaf .still airworthy in Sweden |
Mk.VI |
|
23 |
|
R-AG |
781 |
|
44-70516 |
R-AG,LN-BDF,(R-AG) |
Mk.VI |
|
|
|
R-AH |
782 |
|
44-70517 |
R-AH,LN-TSO...aircraft scrapped in jan.1967 rest of the parts sold to France |
Mk.VI |
|
|
| |
R-AI |
783 |
|
44-70518 |
? Faith unknown ? |
Mk.VI |
|
27 |
|
|
810 |
|
44-70545 |
SE-AYF,LN-HAO...aircraft fuselage to Canada in march 1977.wings destroyed in hangar fire Hamar,1975 |
Mk.VI |
|
28 |
|
|
811 |
|
44-70546 |
LN-PAB......total loss 03.09.1952 Gavnevann,Finnmark.now under restoring bodø flymuseum |
Mk.VI |
|
29 |
+ constr nr.372 and 527 may also operated in Royal Norwegian airforce ?? if you know this contact me please !
Civil Operated in Norway by. Norseman operators
532,649,811................................................................................. Polarfly AS,Narvik.
44,60,67,327,433,512,532,649,728,776,779,781,811... Widerøes Flyveselskap & Polarfly AS,Oslo (leased from Norwegian Airforce)
59,775 .. ................................................................Widerøes Flyveselskap AS,only..... (leased from Norwegian Airforce)
59.......................................................... Varangfly As,Kirkenes.Later new name Varangfly-Norwings AS,Kirkenes
810.......................................................... Nor-Wings As,Tromsø.Later new name Varangfly-Norwings AS,Kirkenes
60.......................................................... Star Lufttrafikk AS,Odda ,Later new name Hardangerfly AS
649,778,780,782........................................ Konsortiet Solbergfly As,Tønsberg
780,782......................................................... Thor Solberg Aviation ,Fornebu
64,92,649,.......................................... Fjellfly Snorre Kjetilson,Skien
64 ........................................................ Telemarksbanken,Skien after bankrupty Fjellfly.
64*,810................................................... Wiggo Norvang,Oslo
89 ............................................................................AS Flyservice.Ålesund
44............................................................................. General Aviation ,Oslo (not taken up) sold to Canada in july 1975
*LN-DBP,later used as an exchange with LN-BII Safari, the Norseman went to museum.
LN-BFW,unsure which constr number this aircraft belonged too.
Lots of (but not all) aircraft were leased from Norwegian Airforce to Widerøes Flyveselskap & Polarfly AS,Oslo and other companys.
Aircraft rows 10-29 is mk.VI and called UC-64A
Saved aircraft noticed in 2006 / bevarte fly pr 2006
64 Museum,Gardermoen as R-AV
92 Museum,Sola as LN-BDR
811 Under resturation Museum,Bodø as LN-PAB
89 Museum,Arlanda Samlingen
as SE-CPB
649 Museum,Østersund
flyg og lottamuseum as 78002 false Tp 78 markings**
780 Airworthy
in Sweden as as SE-CGM
**Finns også på Flygvapenmuseum et original Tp 78 nr 78001 med c/n 492 på Flygvapenmuseum Malmen (this aircraft has never been in use in Norway)
Fate unknown of the rest of the aircraft.Anyone knows where
they are know ?
